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Frank Genealogy & History

Frank is a Norman surname from the given name Franc and was also used for the tribe of Franks living around the Rhine River. Before that, it likely derives from a Germanic word meaning javelin, which came into Old English as "franca". After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Franks carved out an empire for themselves; their greatest ruler was Charlemagne. Frank family history starts with Ricardus Franc, written in the King's Court rolls of Essex in 1201. Frank genealogy includes notable people like Nobel laureate Ilya Frank, Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank, and Holocaust victim Anne Frank.